Despite some consensus across key texts in planning history that non-experts have influenced aspects of urban governance, politics and urban environmentalism, the impact of non-experts on planning― including planning policy and planning law― remains unspecified. Taking as its case planning reform in NSW in the late 1970s, this paper aims to address this gap.

This paper addresses private sector involvement in the delivery of public transport. It is part of a larger project to investigate the question: What should government control in a “privatised” urban public transport system in order to safeguard the public interest?

This paper presents a theoretical understanding of value and attachment to urban open space and further unpacks this understanding based on a contemporary Australian context using recent practical research completed in western Sydney.

This paper compares and contrasts the activities of Commonwealth and State government agencies in relation to the management of public land. Context for this study is provided by the growing impact of neoliberalism on governments.

This paper attempts to explore short-distance and long-distance migration in Australia. Typically short distance moves are regarded as motivated by housing preference while longer-distance migration primarily by employment considerations.